This Month
Australian Club’s young fogeys flex their muscle
The prospect of a head-to-head contest for the next president has some reaching for the smelling salts.
- Myriam Robin
September
How much money do you actually need to invest?
New research has found Australians believe they need $15,200 to begin investing. But do you actually need that much?
- Lucy Dean
July
Generation left: why the right side of politics has a problem
Young people are now less likely to vote for the Coalition than to watch free-to-air TV, while older people are less likely to shift from left to right.
- Julie Hare
June
Australia is leaning left - leaving the Coalition in serious danger
It’s not just young voters who are more likely to vote for progressive parties, older voters are voting left for longer.
- Julie Hare
May
‘Missing middle’ homes would benefit Boomers, Millennials
A shortage of apartments and townhouses in well-heeled “missing middle” suburbs is stopping Baby Boomers downsizing to free up large homes for younger generations.
- John Kehoe
Superhero to launch adviser platform
The online share trading company considered Australia’s answer to Robinhood says its investors are now ready to level up.
- Lucy Dean
April
- Opinion
- TikTok
TikTok is the sound of the clock ticking on globalisation
Compromise does not seem to be possible between the Biden administration and a social media sensation that has America hooked.
- Kenneth Rogoff
March
Generation Z most in the red from cost of living, study finds
Ninety per cent of young Australians have been forced to reduce spending, according to a new study.
- Gus McCubbing
January
- Opinion
- Australia Day
Why Australia Day will just die of old age
Migration and changing attitudes of the young will ensure fewer conservatives with the power to cling to Australia’s colonial past.
- Craig Emerson
December 2022
What you should know about ASX Wolf, and other tips for new investors
Wealth Generation is The Australian Financial Review’s newsletter covering news and views to help aspirational investors grow, protect and enjoy their wealth. Free, and in your inbox every Wednesday afternoon.
- Aleks Vickovich
The super questions everyone wants answered
With Baby Boomers, it’s all about how to squeeze more in and what happens when they die, while Millennials want to use super to buy property.
- John Wasiliev
November 2022
- Exclusive
- Online trading
Millennials flock to ASX CHESS model amid FTX saga
Pearler co-founder Nick Nicolaides said his start-up was a beneficiary of a desire for security following the collapse of unregulated cryptocurrency exchanges.
- Aleks Vickovich
March 2022
Finfluencers, brokers scramble to adapt as ASIC cracks down
Social media influencers and backers in the financial services industry have dumped affiliate marketing arrangements after the regulator warned against the practice.
- Aleks Vickovich and Lucy Dean
- Opinion
- Wealth Generation
Finfluencer crackdown highlights ludicrous advice laws
Regulation has pushed professional advice out of reach, so it is rich for the authorities to rebuke young people for turning to peers online.
- Aleks Vickovich
Nearly 300,000 people (mostly Millennials) became traders last year
The stream of new investors is slowing, but remains strong as Millennial and Gen Z consumers attempt to build wealth outside the heated property market.
- Lucy Dean
November 2021
Gen Z and Millennial workers want the same, but only Gen Z will get it
Both generations experience more anxiety and stress than older generations, and both equally prioritise mental-health benefits and work-life balance.
- Hillary Hoffower
- Opinion
- BNPL
A choice over Afterpay will put the Treasurer among frenemies
A heavyweight fight is under way over buy now, pay later rules. It is drawing in an awkward combination of Afterpay, the RBA, the Commonwealth Bank, senators and lobbyists.
- John Kehoe
August 2021
- Exclusive
- Sharemarket
The Afterpay investors who reaped the rewards of holding
The resounding success of the buy now, pay later phenomenon has benefited an army of backers who stuck to their shares.
- Liam Walsh and Jemima Whyte
July 2021
- Exclusive
- Sharemarket
Sharemarket bulls back to pre-pandemic levels
The survey by CA ANZ reflects higher levels of market confidence than seen since at least 2019, despite the delta outbreaks and capital city lockdowns.
- Aleks Vickovich
- Analysis
- Wealth Generation
How Millennial investors are planning to retire by 50
More than 90 per cent of trades on the Pearler platform are in ETFs and LICs as next-generation investors pursue financial independence via passive market exposures.
- Aleks Vickovich
